The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15
A LECTURE OF PRACTICAL
HINTS,
Delivered by Prof. j. j. anderson
in College Hall, September 5,
1877, and Published by Re-
quest of the Students.


quest of the Students.
Young Ladies and Gentlemen OF the @. b. College
and Visiting Frlenos:
You are training, young ladies and gen
tlemen, for your life-work in the evening
radiance of the Nineteenth century. The
dawn of the Twentieth century will be the
morning of your business activity. l con-
graduate you on living at this time and
preparing to do your part in the business
of the Twentieth century. You will have
giants for support and to combat, armed
with the experience and inventions of the
past and what is still to be achieved be-
fore the clock of heaven strikee the Nine
teenth century adjourned. You are now
the architects of your own future happi-
ness and fortune. Build we'll as master
architects, healthy and strong physique;
put wisdom and knowledge into the head,
skill into the hands, and right principles
into the heart and head. These most val
liable possessions are exempt from search
warrants-no executioner can touch them,
nor can they be bankrupted by any reverse
of fortune.
The materials out of which you can
build a useful and happy future for your
self are inherited from your God, your
home and your country. The American
youth could ask for no better heritage on
earth. To them God has given the best
part of the best continent. The tradl-
tions, teachings and customs OF American
homes were inherited from the best peo-
pie of the world, are the birthrights be-
oueathed us by the British, German,
French, scandinavian, Spanish, Italian
the noblest Christian nations of Europe.
nj nf hOmaS
often been sitting of the best traditions,
teachings and customs, to get the best of
the best, the truly cultivated and Christ
ian American home.
Our country and its institutions are
likewise outgrowths of the best
institutions of the most civil
lied nations of Europe. The
central idea of our emancipation from
European sovereignty was to restore to
the citizen his God-given rights. The
avowed purpose of our government and
institutions is to protect citizens In these
rights and to batter down all obstacles in
the way of true individual happiness and
success. Our God, our homes, oul
country are interested in the success Of
each. The prosperity, strength ano
glory of our country is the aggregate O.
glory of the individual citizens.
Young ladies and gentlemen, you are
not only permitted to be architects Of
your own fortune; your Creator, homes
and country love you and bless you, watcl
over you and urge you to noble achieve
ments.
Don't blame, therefore, the world o
circumstances if you do not succeed. You
little world, with its social and clvl
circumstances, have done everything TO
you. What will you do for yourself, an
what to improve the world and circum
stances? Grum5ling and faut-tindlnj
pay no debit and post naught to you
credit. Common sense plays the ches
game of life with the pieces and pawn
furnished at the outset. Don't waste tim
and strength with fretting and despai
over losses or rough usuage. The jolting
and baffetings Of life bring great men
the surface. Drive cart
potatoes over rough road and tn
small ones go to the bottom.
y PHYSICAL HEALTH AND STRENGTH,
the prime requisite of a happy and SUE
cessful life, depends upon our food, drlnl
clothing, exercise and rest.
The Kitchen profession is of greater IN
portance to health than the medical pr'
fession. When you establish a HON
make the cook prime minister OF yoI
household, and, if you are boarder, CIV
your patronage to the best Kitchen, an
let your Judgment consult the digestlN
organs rather than the palate concernln
the quality and quantity of your food SUI
ply.
Don't drink whiskey Or use Tobacco
treat or be treated. Such habits are e1
pensive and detract rather than add
your reputation as young business ma
Young men have expended more none
on liquors and tobacco than the cost OF
business course at tho Capital Buslne
college. Tobacco is more injurious
health and personal appearance thf
liquors.
Dress for comfort and beauty. Ladie
beware of the corset and high-heeled Doc
These twin Philistines have slain thou
ands of your sex and have put the hui
dred thousands to torture more cruel al
lasting than the thumb-screws and ba
tinadoes of the tyrannical linguistic
Woman's natural beauty of form and e.
preston is the inspiration of art; her &C
settled and stilted statue is the fit symb
at the undertaker's office and cemetery
entrance. Dress so as to keep the te
warm, the head cool and the rest OF t
body temperate.
Exercise is the divinely appointed m
dunn by which food, drink and air are
gested by the physical system, and apr
priated to build up the wasting tlssU
and energy. Useful labor wisely pc
formed gives the best exercise, and
alone pays. "The man diligent in bu
ness shall stand before kings" The wi
diligent workman is king. He ru
over nature as the creator of new thin
of value. The workingmen rule over
wants and sufferings of men also by II
nishing the needed commodities, and tn
establish the law of supply and dema
which rules in the commercial world.
Rest should follow upon labor as mig
succeeds the day. Sound sleep is t
great restorative of physical and men'
strength and vigor after exhaustive t
and worry. The mindworkers need me
sleep than the manual laborer. WON
should have more sleep than man, for
daily round of duties wears more on
nerve system.
PUT KNOWLEDGE INTO YOUR HEAD
but not all knowledge. There are
trees of knowledge forbidden you;
H.